Planting Blue Flowers In Your Garden
by Lee Dobbins
Blue garden flowers can add a splash of unique color to your yard.
You can buy blue and blue purple perennials and annuals to enhance
your garden design. Plant them in a section for all blue flowers
or mix them in with your other colors for a more varied look.
When
planting flowers, be sure to follow the instructions for planting
locations and maintenance. Buying plants that thrive in the conditions
in which you intend to grow them will give you a much fuller and
easier to care for garden. A plant that needs full sun will not
grow to your expectations if it is planted in the shade.
Make
sure you water and fertilize you’re your blue garden flowers
according to the instructions and you will be rewarded with big
luscious blooms. Pinching off the dead flowers will help the plant
to grow fuller and produce more flowers.
Other
things to consider when planting blue garden flowers include:
•
Bloom Time – what timeframe the plant will flower in –
planting flowers in the same areas that have different blooming
times will insure a succession of blooms throughout the growing
season.
•
Size – make sure you plant the taller plants in the back
so they don’t obscure the view of the shorter growing
flowers.
Below
is a list of some blue and purple colored flowers for your garden:
Verbena
- Babylon Blue - Purply blue flower petals on this early
bloomer that is great for window boxes and planters.
Catmint
- Walkers - This blue flowering perennial shows deep
lavender blue flowers on long spikes. It graces us by blooming
from June to September and grows to about 10" tall. It does
best in a fully sunny spot but can withstand some afternoon shade.
Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and bees.
Corydalis,
Blue Panda - This plant produces fragrant stringy sky
blue flowers. It blooms in late spring, and sometimes again in
fall. Can grow to 12” and likes partial shade with a rich
soil.
Caspian,
Blue Indigo - Blue pea shaped flowers bloom on stalks
that grow up to 5 feet tall. The flowers that bloom in mid to
late summer can last for several weeks. Plant in full sun or partial
shade and sandy soil.
Cascade,
Purple Rockcress - This ground cover grows 3 to 6”
tall and is perfect for growing between rocks and in crevices.
Deep blue flowers bloom in early to mid spring. Plant in moderate
soil in the full sun or partial shade.
Scabiosa
- Butterfly Blue - This bushy perennial is more of a
lavender blue perennial plant with 2" flower petals that
bloom from June to October. Plant in the full sunlight - deadheading
after first bloom will encourage repeat sports. This flower attracts
the most fabulous creatures - butterflies and hummingbirds.
Bachelors
Button - This has bright blue thistle like blossoms and
will grow to 24". It shows its blooms in late summer to early
fall - cut down after first bloom for another bloom later in the
season. Plant in the full sunlight.
Campanula,
Blue Carpet - Flowers in bright blue to lilac bloom for
weeks in the middle of summer. A low growing perennial, this grows
to 2 – 4” and prefers full sun and a well drained
soil.
Bellflower
- Enjoy bright violet blue blooms all summer with this
plant that grows to 30” tall. Can grow in partial shade
or full sun and likes well drained soil.
Penstemon,
Blue Buckle - Tubular shaped blooms in blue to purple
from mid summer to early fall. Plant grows 12” to 15”
and prefers well drained soil with either full or partial sun.
Balloon
Flower - Sentimental Blue - This shorter plant has medium
blue flowers that puff up before It blooms in. It can get to about
8" and likes to grow in a fully sunny spot.
Petunia,
Blue Spark Cascadia - Lavender blue flowers adorn this
long blooming plant that produces flowers from early spring until
frost. Grows 6 to 8” but can have longer cascades when grown
in planters. Will grow in partial shade or full sun.
©
Lee Dobbins
Lee
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